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Rob Hauge

Rob Hauge

President, SpaceLogistics

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First US commercial robot launches to repair satellites in orbit

New Capabilities

Leading the MRV mission

A communications satellite in geostationary orbit runs on a fixed tank of fuel. When the tank nears empty, the satellite gets nudged into a graveyard orbit and switched off, even if its electronics still work. On July 21, a SpaceX Falcon 9 launched a robot designed to change that.

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